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Harrison Township, Champaign County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Champaign

FIPS code
  
39-33796

Elevation
  
331 m

Population
  
932 (2010)

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1085841

Local time
  
Friday 3:12 AM

Harrison Township, Champaign County, Ohio

Weather
  
-4°C, Wind S at 3 km/h, 59% Humidity

Area
  
63.2 km² (63.2 km² Land / 10 ha Water)

Harrison Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 932.

Contents

Map of Harrison Township, OH, USA

Geography

Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

  • Union Township, Logan County - north
  • Liberty Township, Logan County - northeast
  • Salem Township - east
  • Concord Township - south
  • Adams Township - west
  • Miami Township, Logan County - northwest
  • No municipalities are located in Harrison Township, although the unincorporated community of Springhills is located in the township's northwest.

    Name and history

    It is one of nineteen Harrison Townships statewide.

    Government

    The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

    References

    Harrison Township, Champaign County, Ohio Wikipedia